Hors d'oeuvres - the latest, most interesting news

This part of our website has been prepared to extend our Railvolution news service. Its objective is to offer you snippets of the latest, most interesting news, accompanied by photos. On one hand this will let you to have a sneak preview of what the forthcoming number of Railvolution will contain. On the other, it will enable our editorial staff to provide you with information that is at their fingertips – and why waste exciting pieces of news while waiting until we have the printed version of the magazine ready for distribution? What is more, on the website pages we are in a position to publish photos for which there will be insufficient space in the printed magazine!

Please bear in mind that it is not our intention to 'digitalise' Railvolution! The printed magazine will still continue, with its full range of articles and news items. But we hope that you enjoy this new offering, and that it will stimulate your interest in our unique publication.

InnoTrans 2014 Preparations Under Way

The first vehicles are now arriving in the sidings at Messe Berlin. The first photo in this series from 15 September 2014 shows a seven-section Bombardier FLEXITY 2 tram, destined for Belgian operator De Lijn. The second view shows one of the Type 6N2 Tramlinks built by Vossloh España for RSAG (Rostocker Straßenbahn). The third view is of a Type B80C tram, modernised by Vossloh Kiepe for Stadtwerke Bonn, together with a full-size mock-up of part of a EURODual electro-diesel locomotive.